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dudley	W&M Feather Light	Lead	[-]
Sport Posts: 69 (08/17/08 16:02:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The 'Catastrophic Failure' thread the other day reminded me of a glass rod that I broke 30 some years ago. I dug through my broken rod collection, and sure enough, all the pieces were still there. I was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to fix it as I know I could just go down to the local W*lmart and buy a new one for 20 bucks. The label reads; Wright & McGill "Feather Light" No.LWF 6 1/2' Wt.3 oz. Line HEH or E It has a nickel silver ferrule and a cork seat with a sliding ring. I scarfed the break this afternoon, but I'm not quite committed yet as it will need new guides...at least.. Any opinions ? Is this a better casting rod than the modern ones with the butt over tip ferrule? Thanks
lpirrone		#1	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 1872 (08/17/08 17:30:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	how do you scarf fiberglass? anyway, i think these rods are different than the modern ones. while i have never cast a modern one that is the feedback i have seen from others who have. HEH is generally five wt but with modern lines it might be a four.i think the modern ones are six wts. maybe fives. i have a really nice old one with nickle silver ferrule that is marked 4wt.
dudley		#2	[-]
Sport Posts: 70 (08/21/08 16:13:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I put some guides on the rod and took it out for a test drive. First with a 4WF and again with a 3DT It cast very well with the 4 but the 3 wasn't bad either I'm quite pleased. The cork and sliding ring seat has to go though. Too worn. I think I'm going to salvage a Bakelite seat from a rusty old collapsible steel rod that I have
cofisher		#3	[-]
Posts: 894 (08/21/08 16:42:30) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Shucks, I was hoping I could talk you into sending me your broken Featherlight. True be told, I was going to run it down to W&M and trade it in on a free new one.
graewolf		#4	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 129 (08/21/08 17:19:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Howard, you know much more about W&M than I do, but I do now own three older Featherlights and an old Trailmaster and I have a new Eagle Claw made in China (the kind you mentioned for $20). There is a huge difference, in my limited experience, in the over all feel and casting of the old rods compared to the new ones. If I were you I would either fix up that broken one or trade it in for sure. And let me know when you're going down to W&M because I'll send you one of these Featherlights to see if they'll replace a missing guide for me. Mike Last Edited By: graewolf 08/21/08 17:21:59. Edited 1 times.

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